He beat the headquarters of the European champion Baskonia!
Although they found themselves behind with a double-digit difference (-15) in the first half of the away match against Effectsthe Basques managed to make the big upset and get a big double (78-83), thanks to which they improved their record to 8-5 and climbed to 5th place in the standings, surpassing the champions.
Leading for the triumphant ones Howard (19p.), Marinkovic (18p.) and Giedraitis (11 points, 6 rebounds), while for the losers the standouts were Micic (17 points, 6 assists), Bayeux (16p.) and Clyburn (15pts, 4 rebounds, 3 assists).
The match
The match started with Marcus Howard to score with a three-pointer for 4-5 in favor of Baskonia, while the hosts did not take long to react, responding with a 12-2 run and going ahead with 16-7, in the 4th minute. The Basques cut it to 16-13 with back-to-back points from Giedraitis and Thompson, before Efes took the lead again with +8 (21-13), having for… in front of them Mitsic, who finished the first period with 8 points, 3 assists and 2 steals. However, the first quarter ended with Baskonia only at -2 (23–21), thanks to two well-placed 3-pointers by Marinkovic.
In the second period, Efes picked up the pace and tightened their defense, blocking their opponents, allowing them to score just one basket in almost 6 minutes of play! Thanks to two 3-pointers by Embage and two shots Clyburn the home team led 39-24 at 15′, while Howard scored 13 of Baskonia’s 15 points in the second quarter and Effects went into the locker room with… a round 10 point lead (46-36).
In the third period the Baskonia found a way to “scissor” the difference, vertically improving its image on both sides of the floor and getting closer to four (54-50) thanks to three-pointers by Holmes and Howard. In fact, he managed to go ahead, 56-58, with four consecutive accurate shots by Sendekerskis. The impressive streak of the Basques stopped at 14-2, and that’s how Peniaroja’s team finished the third quarter having entered the driver’s seat (58-64)!
Marinkovic increased the difference in favor of the guests to 10 (58-68), while then Clyburn took action for the champions, cutting it to 61-68 and providing valuable assists to his team. Bryant tied the game at 70-70 with 4:40 left in the final, while after a double fault by Micic, Giedraitis and Kochar made it 78-73 in favor of Baskonia. THE Bubua with a three-pointer he kept alive the hopes of Efes in the last seconds (76-78), before Giedraitis scores with an improbable three-pointer at the end of the attack time (76-81), definitively deciding the winner.
DAGGER ??? in the hearts of the home fans as well @giedraitis31 looks to have sealed it for @Baskonia!!#7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/Seur4sHyFq
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) December 14, 2022
The quarters: 23-21, 46-36, 58-64, 78-83
The match statistics
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